Cuyamaca College Fallacies Definition Paper
Part Three / Fallacies
Instructions
- In your own words give a short definition of the following fallacies.
Ad hominem (against the person)-
Ad miscordiam (appeal to pity)
Ad populum (appeal to emotions, general belief)
Begging the question/circular argument
Complex question/loaded question
Equivocation
False dilemma (also false disjunction)
Loaded language (also loaded words)
Post hoc, ergo proctor hoc (after this, therefore because of this)
Slippery slope
Straw Man
Ad Verecundiam (appeal to inappropriate authority)
Scare tactic
Argument from outrage
Hasty generalization
Group think
Red herring
Wishful thinking
